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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
606 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024
 

NCZ087-096-SCZ017-024-202245-
Robeson NC-Bladen NC-Marlboro SC-Dillon SC-
606 PM EDT Sat Apr 20 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL ROBESON...NORTHWESTERN
BLADEN...NORTHERN DILLON AND NORTHEASTERN MARLBORO COUNTIES THROUGH
645 PM EDT...

At 606 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Wakulla to Mccoll. Movement was southeast
at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Red Springs, Pembroke, Maxton, Mccoll, St. Pauls, Rowland, Rex,
Raemon, Shannon, Buie, Robeson Community College, Tobermory, Wakulla,
Barker Ten Mile, Purvis, Prospect, Elrod, Parkton, Rennert, and
Mcdonald.

This includes Interstate 95 in North Carolina between mile markers 2
and 16, and between mile markers 22 and 38.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
southeastern North Carolina...and northeastern South Carolina.

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LAT...LON 3490 7894 3484 7890 3485 7879 3449 7921
      3467 7971 3474 7960 3463 7946 3477 7933
      3482 7936 3484 7935 3483 7919 3495 7903
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 296DEG 22KT 3485 7927 3469 7953 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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RJB